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Promotional Effectiveness reports.

Show suppliers what works, what does not, and how to optimize every promotion.

10+ example reports

Each card previews a live report a retailer shares with a supplier through FluxConnect. Suppliers open them interactively and filter by period, persona, product and more. Figures are illustrative sample data.

Promotion Lift Report

Sales uplift during vs. before and after promotional periods.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Fizz RepublicMar to Apr 2026

Cola 1.5L · 3-week promotion

PeriodPromotionSKU

Promo uplift

+186%

Incremental units

74,000

Baseline

8,200 / wk

Weekly units: pre, during and post promo

Baseline
21,000
24,500
22,000
Pre 1Pre 2Promo 1Promo 2Promo 3Post 1Post 2

Insight. The promotion lifted weekly volume 186% but left a two-week dip below baseline afterward.

Action. Keep the burst to three weeks and add a value message in the recovery weeks.

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Promo Cannibalization Analysis

How much of promo volume was stolen from the supplier's own non-promo SKUs.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Northwind FrozenApr 2026

Frozen pizza · promo on Margherita

PeriodPromotionSKU

Headline uplift

+142%

Cannibalised

38%

True incremental

+88%

Where the promo volume came from

Genuinely incremental 62%
Pulled from own non-promo SKUs 27%
Pulled forward from later 11%

Insight. Over a third of the headline uplift was volume shifted from other Northwind pizzas.

Action. Promote a single hero SKU per burst and avoid discounting adjacent flavours together.

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Promo ROI Scorecard

Incremental revenue generated per euro of promotional investment.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Goldleaf ConfectioneryQ1 2026

Chocolate · 4 promotions

PeriodPromotionSKU

Best promo ROI

€4.10

Worst promo ROI

€0.80

Average ROI

€2.30

Incremental revenue per €1 of promo spend

Break-even
Easter gift boxes
€4.1
Multipack bars
€3.2
Single bars 2-for
€1.9
Seasonal truffles
€0.8

Insight. Gift boxes returned €4.10 per euro spent while seasonal truffles lost money.

Action. Cut the truffle promotion from the next plan and double the gift-box investment.

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Discount Depth vs. Uplift Curve

Optimal discount percentage for maximum volume lift.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Fizz RepublicModelled

Soft drinks · 18 months of promotions

PeriodPromotionSKU

Optimal depth

20%

Uplift at optimum

+95%

Diminishing past

25%

Volume uplift by discount depth

%
10%15%20%25%30%35%

Insight. Uplift keeps rising with discount depth, but profit per promotion peaks at 20%.

Action. Cap soft-drink discounts at 20% and use multi-buy mechanics for deeper events.

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Post-Promo Dip Analysis

How long sales dip after a promotion ends and recovery time.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Northwind FrozenMar to May 2026

Frozen ready meals

PeriodPromotionSKU

Dip depth

-21%

Dip duration

2.5 weeks

Net promo gain

+€42k

Weekly units around the promo window

units
P-2P-1Promo 1Promo 2Promo 3D+1D+2D+3D+4

Insight. Sales fall 21% for roughly two and a half weeks after the promotion ends.

Action. Schedule a light value message in the recovery weeks to flatten the dip.

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Flyer Performance Report

Sales impact of products featured in printed or digital flyers.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Heritage MeatsQ1 2026

Fresh meat · weekly flyer

PeriodPromotionSKU

Front-page lift

+240%

Middle-page lift

+60%

Best slot

Front page

Sales lift by flyer placement

%
240%
Front pagePage 2-3Back pageMiddle pages

Insight. Front-page flyer placement drives four times the lift of a middle-page slot.

Action. Reserve front-page slots for hero cuts and move filler SKUs out of the flyer.

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Promotional Frequency Benchmark

How often the supplier promotes vs. competitors, and effectiveness comparison.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Goldleaf Confectionery2025

Chocolate · vs category

PeriodPromotionSKU

Promo weeks / yr

31

Category average

22

Sales on promo

54%

Promotional weeks per year vs competitors

Category avg
31
GoldleafRival ARival BRival C

Insight. Goldleaf promotes 40% more often than the category, training shoppers to wait for deals.

Action. Cut promotional weeks from 31 to 24 and protect the base price on the core multipack.

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Multi-Buy vs. Price-Cut Effectiveness

Which promotion mechanic works better for the supplier's categories.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Fizz RepublicH1 2026

Soft drinks · all mechanics

PeriodPromotionSKU

Best mechanic

Multi-buy

Multi-buy ROI

€3.40

Price-cut ROI

€2.10

Return per €1 of spend by mechanic

Break-even
Multi-buy 3-for-2
€3.4
Multi-buy 2-for
€3
Straight price cut
€2.1
Coupon
€1.7

Insight. Multi-buy mechanics return 62% more per euro than straight price cuts for soft drinks.

Action. Switch the summer soft-drink plan to multi-buy and reserve price cuts for clearance.

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Seasonal Promo Calendar Performance

Retrospective on Easter, summer, back-to-school, and Christmas promotions.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Goldleaf Confectionery2025 retrospective

Chocolate · seasonal events

PeriodPromotionSKU

Best season

Christmas

Weakest season

Back-to-school

Seasonal share

47%

Incremental revenue by seasonal event

€k
410
ChristmasEasterValentine'sHalloweenBack-to-school

Insight. Christmas and Easter together drive 78% of all seasonal promotional revenue.

Action. Reallocate the back-to-school budget into an extended Easter gifting window.

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Coupon Redemption Report

Redemption rates, incremental sales, and shopper profile of coupon users.

Live
Northfield Marketsprepared for Lumen CareQ1 2026

Personal care · app coupons

PeriodPromotionSKU

Redemption rate

18.4%

Incremental sales

+€61k

New-to-brand

44%

Coupon redemptions by week

redemptions
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Insight. Redemptions peaked in week 3 and 44% of redeemers were new to the brand.

Action. Send a follow-up offer to new-to-brand redeemers to lock in a second purchase.

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